BIZZY BAKES

I have discovered that using cabbage in unusual ways results in making delicious dishes.  I decided to look up recipes for cabbage pancakes and found many.  Two appealed to me, the one below and another that was a partial potato latke and a partial cabbage latke combined.  I hope to make it also. These pancakes were delicious and served with a little soy sauce mixed with a bit of honey, even better. Cabbage Pancakes (adapted from Healthy Recipes) Ingredients Pancakes: 16 0unces shredded coleslaw 1 red onion, sliced 2 tablespoons gluten-free flour 4 large eggs 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon minced garlic olive oil for frying Method: Heat a large skillet (I have a huge electric skillet, I used ).  Add olive oil. Scoop the mixture into the griddle with an ice cream scoop .  Flatten with a spatula. Cook 3-4 minutes on each side, until browned on both s...

Potatoes have become a mainstay of Passover.  Potatoes are versatile and can be used in probably hundreds of ways.   Some people moan and groan about how many potatoes they "have to" eat because there is nothing else.  Huh?  Fortunately, there is a plethora of vegetables to cook and be creative with. How many different squash are there?  What about root veggies?  Although, we do not eat beans and peas, there are many other greens,  Kale is big of recent times and spinach and bok choy as a few examples. Eggplant, carrots, radishes, lettuce, parsnips, turnips.........need I say more?  If you are a vegetable eater, the opportunities to make the holiday one of good eating, is endless. I love potatoes and have no desire to run away from them.  I like sweet potatoes and use them throughout the year.  For the potato avoiders butternut squash is a good substitute.  This is an easy and yummy side to make on Pesach or any other day. ...

This week,  for Eating with Ellie , I got to choose the recipe and I couldn't resist these Japanese Style Savory Vegetable Pancakes with Chicken.  I am not sure why she calls them vegetable pancakes with chicken.  Once there is chicken, we no longer consider them vegetable or at least, I don't. I loved these.  The taste and the texture were pleasing.  they were good with or without the sauce which was easy to make. I did sub in chicken for the shrimp which is not kosher, therefore not allowed for us.  I cut two cutlets into small pieces (one half inch) and browned them in a little olive oil.  I added them to the rest of the ingredients at the end. Japanese Style Savory Vegetable Pancakes with Chicken - adapted ingredients. This has 2 chicken cutlets 1 bag of shredded cabbage 4 large scallions, chopped 2 medium carrots, shredded eggs gluten-free flour low sodium soy sauce toasted sesame oil oil for cooking the pancakes For the sauce:...

It is so nice, apples are plentiful so I can bake my apple cakes and make my apple pancakes. Apples go into many dishes, muffins, salads, slaws, pies, cakes ------ use your imagination. I, usually do a lot of apple baking and cooking during the Autumn and Winter. Apple Pancakes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups unflavored yogurt 2 eggs,  beaten 2 cups gluten-free flour mixture 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon plus some (I use cinnamon and vanilla with a heavy hand.) 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 medium apples, chunked in 1/4 inch pieces  oil, for frying Method:  Mix the eggs with the yogurt in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cinnamon  together.                                                     ...

I am big, into breakfast for dinner, and in the past month or two, we have had several dinners that would have made good lunches and breakfasts and yes, most of all BRUNCHES. I have not made plain ole pancakes, in a while. I think, the last one was an apple pancake recipe that was ever so good. I had about a cup of fresh blueberries left from a fruit crumble. That is how pancakes become blueberry pancakes. Blueberry Hill Pancakes Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups gluten-free flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon sugar 1 egg 1 cup milk 1/2 tablespoon oil 1/2 cup fresh blueberries Method: In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. In a small bowl, beat together egg and milk. Stir milk and egg into flour mixture. Mix in the oil and fold in the blueberries. Set aside for 1 hour. Pour 1 tablespoon of oil on a griddle and heat on medium high heat. Drop tablespoons of batter on the hot griddle and cook until golden. Turn pancakes over and brow...

I now keep two cans of salmon in the cupboard to be used as a miracle worker when I am at a loss what to make for a meal.  I took them out to make the following recipe from one of my favorite chefs, Ellie Krieger. Herbed Salmon Croquettes adapted from adapted from Ellie Krieger Method: 1 cup Gluten-free crumbs 1 small onion, minced 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 cans salmon, drained of any excess liquid 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 /2 celery stalk, very finely diced 2 large egg whites 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh dill  1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper olive oil cooking spray Procedure: Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes. In a large bowl combine 1 cup of the Gluten-free bread crumbs, the onion mixture, salmon, mustard, c...

When Allrecipes came out with a new magazine, about a year ago, I was excited to see what it was going to be like and immediately subscribed.  I was not disappointed.  I have found several dishes to make in each edition. When I look for a recipe online, I tend to end up in Allrecipes despite the plethora of sites with tons of recipes.  I am not sure if it is because they have such a great variety of recipes or that their recipes tend to be doable.  I am not sure that there is a time, I could not fine, what I was looking for. This month, one of the themes was zucchini and each zucchini dish looked better than the one before.  I plan to make almost every one of them, particulalry the zucchini cornbread casserole and the stuffed zucchini. There were several topics of interest and the one that was the most fun was, "A Day at the Fair", with its Deep Fried Oreos, Fried Cheese Curds, and Funnel Cakes, just as starters.  OK, you know, I don't usually fr...

My grandchildren were over and it was breakfast time.  I decided, we would have fun and make something together.  Grandchildren open new doors.  They are not simply children of children. Our love for them and theirs for us is more overt, even than our children, because we do not live with them so a good dose of obvious love is out there, whenever we get together. Planning activities with them is fun and simple.  It does not have to be a big deal but sometimes it is.  My husband loves to take them on walks.  There is something about those walks that opens up many doors.  I remember walking with one of my granddaughters and learning the times tables.  We have such fond memories of multiplication.  Weird but wonderful. I had three daughters to cook with. Cooking brings out their strengths and interests.  The youngest who wanted to be part of this lost interest, part of the way through, while the two older took over.  All of ...

I am impressed at the number of books, Donna Hay, has written. I have been reading two of her books with great pleasure.  I have been putting stickies on the recipes I like and I found a number that sound like something for our table. For my first recipe (not my first Donna Hay recipe), I chose a simple corn cake from Modern Classic, Book 1. The book has many photos and they are plated nicely and feel comfortable. Some books beautify their dishes and the surrounding area so, it feels like it doesn't belong in my house. Her food is often on a plain white background and stands out beautifully, simple in design. I was interested in these corn cakes because they have Cheddar cheese in them. I usually make mine without any dairy products. It also has bacon which I can't use because I am kosher. I substituted some olive oil to cook the corn cakes in. I did not like, the set-up of the recipe, since the flour and baking powder were separated by several ingredients and I ended ...

I love cinnamon, the fragrance, the taste and food that contains it.  These pancakes were a natural considering the yearning for more and more cinnamon. My husband usually turns down pancakes for breakfast and happily has his cereal.  He surprised me, this time, when he heartily agreed to pancakes.  I am, always happy, when we have pancakes so there were two enthusiastic participants, awaiting breakfast.  I debated adding apples to this recipe.  What are apples without cinnamon, what is cinnamon without apples.  Actually cinnamon is just fine without the apples so I stuck to what I expected to be a plain pancake. Actually, the cinnamon really enhanced the pancakes.  My husband ate them plain and I added a little syrup.  We both left the table, satisfied. Cinnamon Pancakes (adapted from  Taste of Home ) Ingredients: 1/2 cup  plus 2 tablespoons gluten-free  flour 2 tablespoons  sugar 1 teaspoon  baking powde...

Often, we have salmon instead of gefilte fish for the fish course on Sabbath night. I look for those not made with matzah meal and this week, it turned out, I could only find salmon gefilte fish. It is a little more expensive but it is tastier.  One of my sons was coming with his family and I know he likes when I make patties out of the frozen loaf so I planned to do so with the salmon gefilte fish. Jamie from Joy of Kosher has an interesting recipe on here site and I made a few changes to make it gluten-free and I baked it instead of frying and it was delicious. I think, we will be indulging in these loaves more often. This is cheaper than salmon fillets as well. Gefilte Fish Cakes (Joy of Kosher)  Adapted Serving : 8 Ingredients: 1 loaf frozen salmon gefilte fish, defrosted (22-ounce)  ½ cup diced red bell pepper 1 small red onion, diced 2 celery stalks, diced ½ cup light mayonnaise 4 tablespoons drieddill ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 egg 1 cup c...

I made leek patties for the Rosh Ha Shana table and just had to transform the recipe into one with spinach, as well. Spinach Patties Ingredients: 3 cups fresh spinach (microwave for a minute so it crumbles) 2/3 cup gluten-free corn flake crumbs 2 eggs salt and black pepper to taste 1 teaspoon herbs de provence seasoning (I love this and add it to almost everything) oil for cooking Method: Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Heat oil in a large skillet.  I did not use a lot of oil, just enough to coat the pan. Cook one side for about 2 minutes until browned.   Turn over and cook other side until brown. Serve plain or with any sauce.  I had some roasted pepper sauce to use with these.  Sour cream would be good as well. Eat and please do enjoy.

With the non-stop cooking, I completely forgot to post this delicious recipe.  This is one of my favorites.  The cheddar brought the corn fritters to a whole new level. I do apologize.  I have no time to write this worthy recipe up as it should be.  Check out my Donna Hay sisters and learn about this special treat . Gaye , M argaret , Sarah and Kayte

The Joy of Kosher site is filled with recipes that work.  They are usually easy to make and so far, every one, I have made has proven to be delicious.  Although the site is kosher, anyone can find recipes there. Spinach Pakura (adapted from Joy of Kosher) Ingredients : 2 cups chopped fresh spinach 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup brown rice flour  1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon garam masala 1 green chili (optional) 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup oil for frying Method: Mix all ingredients except for the oil in a bowl, add water just enough to moisten. The batter should turn sticky.  Heat oil over high heat in a large skillet. Spoon tablespoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil, flatten with fork. When browned, flip over and cook the other side until brown. Remove to a plate covered with paper towels.    Serve pakora with chutney of choice.  I used a mango chutney and it was scrumptious with the pat...